| # sets hardware version and guestOS
 config.version = "8"
 virtualHW.version = "6"
 guestOS = "other"
 
 # note - setting the target-platform to "esx" forces you 
              to use scsi for the esx-system -
 # I would not recommend that - system on IDE seems to work nicer 
              ?
 deploymentPlatform = "windows"
 virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
 displayName = "esx301"
 
 
 # essentials - this allows to run a VM in a VM and adds VT support
 # by the way - this also allows to run VMserver in a VM
 monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "true"
 monitor_control.vt32 = "true"
 
 # one e1000 nic - bridged
 ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
 ethernet0.virtualdev = "e1000"
 
 # a second e1000 - bridged
 ethernet1.present = "TRUE"
 ethernet1.virtualdev = "e1000"
 
 # floppy - configured but not used
 floppy0.autodetect = "TRUE"
 floppy0.clientDevice = "FALSE"
 floppy0.fileName = "boot.flp"
 floppy0.fileType = "file"
 floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"
 
 # ide-disk for the esx-system
 ide0:0.fileName = "system.vmdk"
 ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
 ide0:0.redo = ""
 
 # ide-cdrom - used for installation
 ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"
 ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
 ide1:0.fileName = "esx301-setup.iso"
 ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
 ide1:0.startConnected = "true"
 
 # ram and cpu - you really do NOT need 2 CPUs
 memsize = "768"
 numvcpus = "1"
 
 
 # a scsi-disk for local vmfs-storage - must be "lsilogic"
 scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"
 scsi0.present = "TRUE"
 scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
 scsi0:0.fileName = "vmfs.vmdk"
 scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
 scsi0:0.redo = ""
 
 # misc
 pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
 sound.autodetect = "TRUE"
 sound.fileName = "-1"
 sound.present = "FALSE"
 svga.autodetect = "TRUE"
 isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "TRUE"
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